Driving means.



H. W. EDEN.

DRIVING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.26. 1914.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

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HOLD W. EDEN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 BROKAXV-EDEN 'MANUFAC-TUBING: COMPANY, A CORPORATION 0F MISSOURI DRIVING MEANS.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HAROLD W. EDEN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DrivingMeans; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specication.

-As heretofore constructed devices involving the-.use of a number ofshafts and gears have been more or less difficult of assembly due to thenecessity of properly alining the same and truing up the variouselements in order to obviate friction and wear on the parts, and toinsure easy running and operation of the same. This invention relates tomeans permitting rapid assembly without accurate alinement of elementsforming a portion of a drive for a washing machine, although it isobvious that the adaptation thereto is not necessarily limited to thisparticular type of construction.

It is an object of this invention to construct a reversible drivingmechanism for a washing machine or the like wherein the various shaftsare detachably connected together to permit operation thereof even ifthe same are not properly alined, thus obviating friction, wear, andbinding of the parts.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a device wherein theelements are easily and quickly assembled, and wherein any art thereofmay be removed, without inter erence with, or adjustment of otherportions of the device.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a reversible drivinggear mechanism wherein the various shafts and gears may be readilyremoved from the device by the removal of connecting pins whichremovably but positively engage the same together, thus requiring nointerference with other portions of the device.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to construct a devicewherein the elements are loosely 'but positively engaged together bymeans .of pins, thus permitting a slight play betweenthe elements,requlrlng no accurate alinerent of the same in assem- Specication ofLetters Patent. v Patented Sept., 25, 191i Application led January 26,1914. Serial No. 814,411.

bly, and also permitting rapid and easy assembly thereof.

It is finally an object of this invention to construct a deviceinvolving the use of elements detachably pinned to one another,permitting the removal of any one element therefrom without interferencewith other elements of the device.

The invention (in a preferred form) is hereinafter more fully describedand delined in the accompanying drawings and specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a washing machine to which a particularform of this type of mechanism involving the principles of my inventionis connected.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of an intermediate connecting shaftillustrating the relation thereof to other elements of the device.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

F Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of s shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral 1, indicates as a whole a washing machine, whichhas attached thereto a wringer 2, and mounted diagonally across one endof said washing machine is a reversible driving mechanism adapted todrive both the clothes drum within the machine, and the wringer, ineither direction, and either simultaneously or independently, asdesired.

The driving mechanism consist of a bevel gear casing 3, in which ismounted a gear 4, adapted to be driven from any suitable source ofpower, such as'an `electric motor,

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and having rigidly secured thereto a small 'longitudinal slots adaptedto receive therein a pin 10, substantially at right angles to said pin9, said pin 10, extending through a transverse aperture in the end of aninter-` mediate shaft section 11.

A casing 12, is mounted centrally on the end of said machine, andcontains therein inner end of said shaft 13, is a bevel gear 15. y'

An outer cover 16, isy provided for said casing 12, and is adapted to besecured thereon by means of bolts or screws 17. Said cover and saidcasing are each enlarged and extended at points on the periphery thereofto afford split bearing mem ers 18, and 19, respectively.

Journaled in said bearings 18, and 19, 1s a shaft section 20, which hasfeathered thereon within said casing 12, a clutch member 21, adapted tointerlock with either .one of a pair of bevel pinions 22, and 23,respectively, which mesh with said bevel gear 15, and are free to rotateupon said shaft section 20. "A1 lever 24, is pivotally mounted in theupper end of said casing 12, and engages said clutch element 21, for thepurpose of shifting the same into its various positions.

Secured on the outer ends of said shaft section 20, are collars 25,similar in construction to the collar 8, already described, anddetachably retained upon said shaft section 20, by means of removablepins 26, Asaid collars 25, also bearing against the outer extremities ofsaid journals 18, and 19, respectively, thus maintaining said shaftsection 20, properly disposed within said casing 12. A pin 27, issecured in the end of said section 11 already referred to, and engagesin the slots in vone of said collars 25, similar to the engagement ofsaid pin 10, in said collar v8, and it is to be noted in this particularthat said pins 10 and 27, are disposed at right angles to one another insaid shaft section 11, so that, together with the slotted collars whichreceive the" same, a universal joint is afforded, which readily takescare of any irregularities in alinement of the mechanism.

A casing 28, is also secured at the upper f end of the device to containtherein the reversing mechanism for the wringer, which is -similar to.that already described. A shaft section 29, is journaled in said casingf 28, and feathered thereon is a jaw clutch element 30, adapted toengage either one of bevel pinions 31, and 32, respectively,

which are free to rotate on said shaft section 29. Both of said bevelpinions 31, and 32, mesh with a bevel gear 33, which is rigidly securedupon a shaft section 34, journaled at right angles to said shaft section29. A' shaft 35, is directly van intermediate shaft 37, which isconnected to each of said shafts by means of collars 25, and 38,respectively, the pin connections being identical with those alreadydescribed.

Thus it is readily apparent that due to the pin and slot connectionsexisting `between the various shaft sections of the mechanism, thatsubstantially a series of universal joints is afforded, thus obviatingthe necessity of a delicate alinement of the parts -in the assemblythereof. Furthermore, for instance, by the withdrawal of said pins' 9,and 10, said collar element 8, may be moved over said shaft section 11,thus permitting the same to be withdrawn 'at its other end from saidcollar element 25, should it be desired to repair or replacethe same.

Likewise the other various elements of the device, by merely removingthepair of pins at any particular collar connection thereon, may bedisassociated from one another in an easy and rapid manner withoutinterference with other portions of the device. In order to inclose theelements to protect the same a plurality of slidable tubular elements39, are provided, of such length as to permit a longitudinal movementthereof at one of the ends for the purpose of uncovering a collarconnection to permit removal thereof.

I am aware thatvarious details of construction may be varied through awide range without departing from the principles of this invention. Itherefore do not purpose limiting ,the patent granted otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention: v

1. In a device of the class described a plurality of shaft sections,pins associated therewith, collars having apertures near one end thereofadapted to receive said pins for rigidly and detachably securing saidcollars on the ends of said sections, said collars having slots in theother end thereof, a plurality of shaft sections, and v'pins mounted atright angles to each other in the opposite ends thereof adapted toengage in said slots to transmit the drive between said shaft sections.

2. In a device of the class described a plurality of shaft sections,slotted and apertured cylindrical collars removably secured on saidsections, aplurality of intermediate shaft sections adapted to transmitthe drive and pins secured' between said shaft sections, in saidintermediate sections, and in said shaft sections adapted to engage inthe slots 3. In a device of the class described a plurality of shaftsections, bearings for said shaft sections, intermediate shafts adaptedto connect said shaft sections, cylindrical collars having apertures andslots therein adapted to properly maintain the shaft sections in thesupporting bearings therefor, and pins in said shaft sections and insaid intermediate shafts adapted respectively to 10 engage in saidapertures and slots in said collars to afford a flexible drivingconnection between said shaft sections.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

HAROLD W. EDEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr., LE ROY D. KILEY.

